Tue, 11 May 2004

Mega cancels visit to Central Sulawesi

PALU, Central Sulawesi: President Megawati Soekarnoputri will postpone her planned visit to Central Sulawesi province indefinitely, a senior government official said on Monday.

Rully Arifudin Lamadjido, a senior official at the Central Sulawesi provincial administration, said the President was busy with state affairs in Jakarta.

Megawati, who is seeking reelection this year, was to have inaugurated several projects in the province worth billions of rupiah on May 15. -- Antara